Latvian

Suffix

-ija

1. Usually added to foreign words to form nouns of professions, sciences, etc.; also to form names of countries or lands.

Derived terms

Lithuanian

Suffix

-ija

1. Added to form names of places or administrative units that the person / people of the main word govern(-s).

   Prancūzija - prancūzas.‎

   France - a French.

   Abatija - abatas.‎

   An abbey - an abbot.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ija ‎(Cyrillic spelling -ија)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature, usually negative.

See also

• -džija
• -edžija
• -ja

Slovene

Suffix

-ija

1. The feminine toponymic suffix.

Usage notes

• The suffix -ija is added to nouns to form the name of a place.